234 A Ride to Trafalgar 
who were the human destroyers is unknown. At present the sea 
has encroached on one side and the great wreaths of wind-borne 
drifting yellow sand have overwhelmed it from the other and little 
is left visible to the casual visitor. 
I rode along this coast on a brilliant day early in March 1908 
in order to visit the cliffs near Cape Trafalgar where it was reported 
A SUMMIT IN THE SIERRA ABOVE TRAFALGAR BAY. 
that a pair of Sea Eagles nested. The story, an old one, dating 
back for thirty years and more, was ever disbelieved by both Colonel 
Irby and myself, still it was worth investigating more especially 
as it made a very interesting expedition. 
